43 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Since when did the word "drivel" become "dribble" ?

Is it a neologism, Daisy ?

 

more likely paraphasia i'd say, pd

4 hours ago, Glenn Molloy said:

Funnily enough, I was having coffee with a good friend of mine todaywho is a Bomber fan, and he actually said the same thing....rates Hibberd higher than Melksham and reckons we paid slight overs, said that it made sense that we paid slight unders for Hibberd.  I know, an Essendon fan that is reasonable, hard to believe  

Eldest is a Bomber. We have many a reasonable convo about footy, even likelihood of Milkshake being any good and Hibberd etc . All quite on a straight line right up til the drugs fiasco. 

I'm not sure why we shop at windy hill.. [censored] to deal with. I would take Hibberd for nothing though. 

1 hour ago, braysure said:

Hahahah just realised the error.. auto-correct beat me this time.

Auto-correct was actually auto-simile-ing in this case bs; my Macquarie has - for the liquid oral output meaning of the words - "to drivel" as the second meaning of "dribble".

I think both are well applied to much media reporting of our sport anyway!

As to Hibberd (and Hurley) does anyone have some meaningful physical and playing stats for them? (apologies if they're hidden back somewhere in this long thread)

1 minute ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Auto-correct was actually auto-simile-ing in this case bs; my Macquarie has - for the liquid oral output meaning of the words - "to drivel" as the second meaning of "dribble".

I think both are well applied to much media reporting of our sport anyway!

As to Hibberd (and Hurley) does anyone have some meaningful physical and playing stats for them? (apologies if they're hidden back somewhere in this long thread)

Wikipedia is your friend:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hurley_(footballer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hibberd

 

Weve gone at them (players) i gather because of Goodwins relationship when coaching just as Roos tried to pillage Swans when took job. They know the players.

I know off topic but geez when u think about the lack of punishment dished up to Essendon it just makes the mind boggle. Absolutely smacks of corrupt dictatorship from the afl when u think back to the punishment Adelaide received not too long ago.

Even Carlton copped worse!

5 hours ago, ProDee said:

It's funny reading concerns about a player when those expressing those concerns have virtually no clue of Hibberd as a player.

Hibberd is a very very good and tough player, who would immediately make our team and defence better.  Be thankful if iwe land him. 

Hard as a cat's head is the phrase often used about Hibberd. Hated him as an opposition player.
My only slight concern would be one raised by Tim Watson this morning, that he had a quiet 2015 after opponents figured out he completely lacks a right boot so kept forcing him that way. He went on to say that he still remains firmly in the Essendon best 22, although I think that's a bit easier than getting into ours at the moment.

Braysure, just out of curiosity, are you an Essendon supporter? 

Just watched peter Jackson on 7 news, he looked like the Cheshire Cat when asked about hibberd, I didn't hear what he said as the kids were yelling but the look on his face said it all 

22 minutes ago, brendan said:

Just watched peter Jackson on 7 news, he looked like the Cheshire Cat when asked about hibberd, I didn't hear what he said as the kids were yelling but the look on his face said it all 

if it involves hot pokers thrutst upwards in the regions of red and black derrieres  then...am most pleased

57 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

My only slight concern would be one raised by Tim Watson this morning, that he had a quiet 2015 after opponents figured out he completely lacks a right boot so kept forcing him that way. He went on to say that he still remains firmly in the Essendon best 22, although I think that's a bit easier than getting into ours at the moment.

Therein is the concern. Other than Cross, Vince, Tyson and maybe Garlett we haven't had much success in the last 5 years of fitting trade-ins into our best 22.  Injuries have been a cause in a couple of cases but mostly because they have not been good enough.  There is still hope for Bugg, Kennedy and Frost to become best 22 but our list is riddled with others who won't.  I just don't think we need anymore that can't stay in our best 22 (injuries aside).  And certainly not someone on a 4 year contract which takes the player into his 30's.  Use the money and the pick on someone else, I reckon.

Apparently purple has info on hurley on the footy show shortly 

8 minutes ago, thesleepinggiant said:

Apparently purple has info on hurley on the footy show shortly 

??

I've got State of Origin on Nine here in Melbourne?

1 hour ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Braysure, just out of curiosity, are you an Essendon supporter? 

No i'm just not and idiot and reasonable. I also have connections to Essendon.

1 minute ago, SaberFang said:

??

I've got State of Origin on Nine here in Melbourne?

After origin 

Having just looked up Hibberd on Wiki he certainly has an angry past. Is he a guy you want in the club?

he better be a dam good player....

15 minutes ago, thesleepinggiant said:

Apparently purple has info on hurley on the footy show shortly 

Purple is incapable of doing a positive story on Melb. Must mean Hurley is staying.

2 hours ago, thesleepinggiant said:

Weve gone at them (players) i gather because of Goodwins relationship when coaching just as Roos tried to pillage Swans when took job. They know the players.

I know off topic but geez when u think about the lack of punishment dished up to Essendon it just makes the mind boggle. Absolutely smacks of corrupt dictatorship from the afl when u think back to the punishment Adelaide received not too long ago.

Even Carlton copped worse!

That is so stupid. In the 2012 and 2013 drafts the AFL took away their 1st and 2nd round picks for both years. That would have been losing a pick 8,26 and 10,28. That effects any list tremendously. They also finished 7th in 2013 but were kicked out of the finals. Also copped a $2mill fine. And lastly banning 34 players from playing any kind of football for a whole year. That is no lack of punishment.

8 minutes ago, braysure said:

That is so stupid. In the 2012 and 2013 drafts the AFL took away their 1st and 2nd round picks for both years. That would have been losing a pick 8,26 and 10,28. That effects any list tremendously. They also finished 7th in 2013 but were kicked out of the finals. Also copped a $2mill fine. And lastly banning 34 players from playing any kind of football for a whole year. That is no lack of punishment.

Must have been a bad time for you, almost like having Barry Pendergast and cam Schwab in charge?

7 minutes ago, braysure said:

That is so stupid. In the 2012 and 2013 drafts the AFL took away their 1st and 2nd round picks for both years. That would have been losing a pick 8,26 and 10,28. That effects any list tremendously. They also finished 7th in 2013 but were kicked out of the finals. Also copped a $2mill fine. And lastly banning 34 players from playing any kind of football for a whole year. That is no lack of punishment.

Whole club should have been relegated or banned from competition, as per any team caught doping in most other sports.

5 minutes ago, braysure said:

That is so stupid. In the 2012 and 2013 drafts the AFL took away their 1st and 2nd round picks for both years. That would have been losing a pick 8,26 and 10,28. That effects any list tremendously. They also finished 7th in 2013 but were kicked out of the finals. Also copped a $2mill fine. And lastly banning 34 players from playing any kind of football for a whole year. That is no lack of punishment.

$2mil as well as 1st & 2nd rounders from 2013 & 2014. They were given an end of 1st round pick in 2014. 3 picks & a $2m fine is getting off lightly. 

In my opinion they should have been banned for a whole draft & given a $5m fine if not thrown out of the comp. Next year the sanctions will have had barely any effect which is a complete joke & hardly just punishment for systemic well planned & blatant cheating. 

9 minutes ago, braysure said:

That is so stupid. In the 2012 and 2013 drafts the AFL took away their 1st and 2nd round picks for both years. That would have been losing a pick 8,26 and 10,28. That effects any list tremendously. They also finished 7th in 2013 but were kicked out of the finals. Also copped a $2mill fine. And lastly banning 34 players from playing any kind of football for a whole year. That is no lack of punishment.

Essendrug should have been kicked out of the league for at least 2 years

They are still yet to to us what was in the drug cocktails

the [censored] got off very lightly

Didn't think people would be this ignorant tbh. Appalling.

9 minutes ago, AmDamDemon said:

Whole club should have been relegated or banned from competition, as per any team caught doping in most other sports.

Oh yeh just like cronulla did. You're right.

Strawman.

1 minute ago, braysure said:

Didn't think people would be this ignorant tbh. Appalling.

What did they take?

& how much?

produce some hard copies of what went on. The AFL gave them  36 hours to shred paper evidence but i am sure the odd USB Survived. 

Cheating Bastards